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Ain't No Rest for the Wicked
Cage The Elephant
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- Album
- Cage The Elephant
- Released
- 2009
- Genres
- Length
- 2:55
- Tempo
- 156 BPM
- Label
- Jive
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About this song
The song was released as a single from Cage The Elephant's debut album. Lead singer Matt Schultz has said the idea came from a conversation with a drug-dealing friend who explained his line of work by saying there's no rest for the wicked. The song is also used in the pilot of the Netflix show Lucifer.
What it's about
Across three verses, the song describes encounters with immoral characters who will do whatever it takes to make money.
Fun facts
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “Confusion Vol. 5 by Ph0ton”.
- Covered 8 times, including “Ain't No Rest for the Wicked by Olive Vox”.
- Written by Daniel Tichenor, Matt Shultz, Brad Shultz, Lincoln Parish and Jared Champion.
- Produced by Ben Baptie and Jay Joyce.